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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS · 2023
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Ch. I
PRELIMINARY
Ch. II
OF PUNISHMENTS
Ch. III
GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
Ch. IV
OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT
Ch. V
OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD
Ch. VI
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY
Ch. VII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE
Ch. VIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE
Ch. IX
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS
Ch. X
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY-NOTES, BANK-NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
Ch. XI
OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY
Ch. XII
OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS
Ch. XIII
OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
Ch. XIV
OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Ch. XV
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS
Ch. XVI
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION
Ch. XVII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
Ch. XVIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS
Ch. XIX
OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC.
Ch. XX
REPEAL AND SAVINGS
Ch. I
· PRELIMINARY
s. 1
Short title, commencement and application
s. 2
Definitions
s. 3
General explanations
Ch. II
· OF PUNISHMENTS
s. 4
Punishments
s. 5
Commutation of sentence
s. 6
Fractions of terms of punishment
s. 7
Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
s. 8
Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc
s. 9
Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
s. 10
Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which
s. 11
Solitary confinement
s. 12
Limit of solitary confinement
s. 13
Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
Ch. III
· GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
s. 14
Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
s. 15
Act of Judge when acting judicially
s. 16
Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court
s. 17
Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
s. 18
Accident in doing a lawful act
s. 19
Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm
s. 20
Act of a child under seven years of age
s. 21
Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding
s. 22
Act of a person of unsound mind
s. 23
Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
s. 24
Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated
s. 25
Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
s. 26
Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit
s. 27
Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian
s. 28
Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
s. 29
Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
s. 30
Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
s. 31
Communication made in good faith
s. 32
Act to which a person is compelled by threats
s. 33
Act causing slight harm
s. 34
Things done in private defence
s. 35
Right of private defence of body and of property
s. 36
Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc
s. 37
Acts against which there is no right of private defence
s. 38
When right of private defence of body extends to causing death
s. 39
When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
s. 40
Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body
s. 41
When right of private defence of property extends to causing death
s. 42
When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
s. 43
Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property
s. 44
Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person
Ch. IV
· OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT
s. 45
Abetment of a thing
s. 46
Abettor
s. 47
Abetment in India of offences outside India
s. 48
Abetment outside India for offence in India
s. 49
Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment
s. 50
Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
s. 51
Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
s. 52
Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
s. 53
Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor
s. 54
Abettor present when offence is committed
s. 55
Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
s. 56
Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment
s. 57
Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons
s. 58
Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
s. 59
Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
s. 60
Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
s. 61
Criminal conspiracy
s. 62
Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment
Ch. V
· OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD
s. 63
Rape
s. 64
Punishment for rape
s. 65
Punishment for rape in certain cases
s. 66
Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim
s. 67
Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation
s. 68
Sexual intercourse by a person in authority
s. 69
Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc
s. 70
Gang rape
s. 71
Punishment for repeat offenders
s. 72
Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc
s. 73
Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission
s. 74
Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
s. 75
Sexual harassment
s. 76
Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe
s. 77
Voyeurism
s. 78
Stalking
s. 79
Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman
s. 80
Dowry death
s. 81
Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage
s. 82
Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife
s. 83
Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
s. 84
Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
s. 85
Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
s. 86
Cruelty defined
s. 87
Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
s. 88
Causing miscarriage
s. 89
Causing miscarriage without woman's consent
s. 90
Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
s. 91
Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth
s. 92
Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
s. 93
Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it
s. 94
Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
s. 95
Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence
s. 96
Procuration of child
s. 97
Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person
s. 98
Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc
s. 99
Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc
Ch. VI
· OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY
s. 100
Culpable homicide
s. 101
Murder
s. 102
Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
s. 103
Punishment for murder
s. 104
Punishment for murder by life-convict
s. 105
Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
s. 106
Causing death by negligence
s. 107
Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind
s. 108
Abetment of suicide
s. 109
Attempt to murder
s. 110
Attempt to commit culpable homicide
s. 111
Organised crime
s. 112
Petty organised crime
s. 113
Terrorist act
s. 114
Hurt
s. 115
Voluntarily causing hurt
s. 116
Grievous hurt
s. 117
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
s. 118
Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
s. 119
Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
s. 120
Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
s. 121
Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
s. 122
Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation
s. 123
Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
s. 124
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc
s. 125
Act endangering life or personal safety of others
s. 126
Wrongful restraint
s. 127
Wrongful confinement
s. 128
Force
s. 129
Criminal force
s. 130
Assault
s. 131
Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
s. 132
Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
s. 133
Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
s. 134
Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
s. 135
Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person
s. 136
Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
s. 137
Kidnapping
s. 138
Abduction
s. 139
Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging
s. 140
Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc
s. 141
Importation of girl or boy from foreign country
s. 142
Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
s. 143
Trafficking of person
s. 144
Exploitation of a trafficked person
s. 145
Habitual dealing in slaves
s. 146
Unlawful compulsory labour
Ch. VII
· OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE
s. 147
Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India
s. 148
Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147
s. 149
Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India
s. 150
Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
s. 151
Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power
s. 152
Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
s. 153
Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India
s. 154
Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India
s. 155
Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154
s. 156
Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
s. 157
Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
s. 158
Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
Ch. VIII
· OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE
s. 159
Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
s. 160
Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
s. 161
Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
s. 162
Abetment of such assault, if assault committed
s. 163
Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
s. 164
Harbouring deserter
s. 165
Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
s. 166
Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
s. 167
Persons subject to certain Acts
s. 168
Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
Ch. IX
· OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS
s. 169
Candidate, electoral right defined
s. 170
Bribery
s. 171
Undue influence at elections
s. 172
Personation at elections
s. 173
Punishment for bribery
s. 174
Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
s. 175
False statement in connection with an election
s. 176
Illegal payments in connection with an election
s. 177
Failure to keep election accounts
Ch. X
· OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY-NOTES, BANK-NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
s. 178
Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes
s. 179
Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
s. 180
Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
s. 181
Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
s. 182
Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
s. 183
Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
s. 184
Using Government stamp known to have been before used
s. 185
Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
s. 186
Prohibition of fictitious stamps
s. 187
Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
s. 188
Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
Ch. XI
· OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY
s. 189
Unlawful assembly
s. 190
Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
s. 191
Rioting
s. 192
Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed
s. 193
Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place
s. 194
Affray
s. 195
Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
s. 196
Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
s. 197
Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration
Ch. XII
· OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS
s. 198
Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
s. 199
Public servant disobeying direction under law
s. 200
Punishment for non- treatment of victim
s. 201
Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
s. 202
Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
s. 203
Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
s. 204
Personating a public servant
s. 205
Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
Ch. XIII
· OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
s. 206
Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
s. 207
Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
s. 208
Non- attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
s. 209
Non- appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
s. 210
Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
s. 211
Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
s. 212
Furnishing false information
s. 213
Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
s. 214
Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question
s. 215
Refusing to sign statement
s. 216
False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
s. 217
False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person
s. 218
Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant
s. 219
Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
s. 220
Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
s. 221
Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
s. 222
Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
s. 223
Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
s. 224
Threat of injury to public servant
s. 225
Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
s. 226
Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power
Ch. XIV
· OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
s. 227
Giving false evidence
s. 228
Fabricating false evidence
s. 229
Punishment for false evidence
s. 230
Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
s. 231
Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
s. 232
Threatening any person to give false evidence
s. 233
Using evidence known to be false
s. 234
Issuing or signing false certificate
s. 235
Using as true a certificate known to be false
s. 236
False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
s. 237
Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
s. 238
Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
s. 239
Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
s. 240
Giving false information respecting an offence committed
s. 241
Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence
s. 242
False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
s. 243
Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
s. 244
Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
s. 245
Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
s. 246
Dishonestly making false claim in Court
s. 247
Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
s. 248
False charge of offence made with intent to injure
s. 249
Harbouring offender
s. 250
Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
s. 251
Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
s. 252
Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
s. 253
Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
s. 254
Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
s. 255
Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
s. 256
Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
s. 257
Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
s. 258
Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
s. 259
Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend
s. 260
Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
s. 261
Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
s. 262
Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
s. 263
Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
s. 264
Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for
s. 265
Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
s. 266
Violation of condition of remission of punishment
s. 267
Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
s. 268
Personation of assessor
s. 269
Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court
Ch. XV
· OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS
s. 270
Public nuisance
s. 271
Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
s. 272
M alignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
s. 273
Disobedience to quarantine rule
s. 274
Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
s. 275
Sale of noxious food or drink
s. 276
Adulteration of drugs
s. 277
Sale of adulterated drugs
s. 278
Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
s. 279
Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
s. 280
Making atmosphere noxious to health
s. 281
Rash driving or riding on a public way
s. 282
Rash navigation of vessel
s. 283
Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
s. 284
Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
s. 285
Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
s. 286
Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
s. 287
Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
s. 288
Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
s. 289
Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
s. 290
Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc
s. 291
Negligent conduct with respect to animal
s. 292
Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
s. 293
Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
s. 294
Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc
s. 295
Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child
s. 296
Obscene acts and songs
s. 297
Keeping lottery office
Ch. XVI
· OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION
s. 298
Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class
s. 299
Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
s. 300
Disturbing religious assembly
s. 301
Trespassing on burial places, etc
s. 302
Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person
Ch. XVII
· OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
s. 303
Theft
s. 304
Snatching
s. 305
Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc
s. 306
Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
s. 307
Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft
s. 308
Extortion
s. 309
Robbery
s. 310
Dacoity
s. 311
Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
s. 312
Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
s. 313
Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc
s. 314
Dishonest misappropriation of property
s. 315
Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
s. 316
Criminal breach of trust
s. 317
Stolen property
s. 318
Cheating
s. 319
Cheating by personation
s. 320
Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
s. 321
Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
s. 322
Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
s. 323
Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
s. 324
Mischief
s. 325
Mischief by killing or maiming animal
s. 326
Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc
s. 327
Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden
s. 328
Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
s. 329
Criminal trespass and house-trespass
s. 330
House-trespass and house- breaking
s. 331
Punishment for house-trespass or house- breaking
s. 332
House-trespass in order to commit offence
s. 333
House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
s. 334
Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
Ch. XVIII
· OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS
s. 335
Making a false document
s. 336
Forgery
s. 337
Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc
s. 338
Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
s. 339
Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
s. 340
Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine
s. 341
Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338
s. 342
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material
s. 343
Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
s. 344
Falsification of accounts
s. 345
Property mark
s. 346
Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
s. 347
Counterfeiting a property mark
s. 348
Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
s. 349
Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
s. 350
Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
Ch. XIX
· OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC.
s. 351
Criminal intimidation
s. 352
Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace
s. 353
Statements conducing to public mischief
s. 354
Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure
s. 355
Misconduct in public by a drunken person
s. 356
Defamation
s. 357
Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
Ch. XX
· REPEAL AND SAVINGS
s. 358
Repeal and savings
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